Courbet A&i

Courbet A&i
ISBN-10
0714831808
ISBN-13
9780714831800
Category
Art / History / General
Pages
351
Language
English
Published
1997-05-23
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Author
James Henry Rubin

Description

Amid the background of social turbulence in the mid-nineteenth century, Gustave Courbet's unconventional paintings of real people in everyday scenes came to embody values with radical political implications. James Rubin addresses the entire range of Courbet's work: from his hunting scenes and spirited landscapes, to his portraits and erotic nudes. He combines a clear reading of the artist's paintings with a rigorous discussion of the unique personal, political and social framework within which they were created.

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